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Hey guys!
*[This is the first time I ever wrote a journal, so sorry beforehand if I ended up doing something wrong. ]

Today I would like to share some of my favorite YouTube art channels and other great websites with lessons and tutorials that I often use during my studies, in case any of you would like some recommendations. I put together with it a description of what I think of them and more or less what they are about, but you guys can read it or not, it's OK

YouTube Channels:

Proko

Main subjects: Realistic anatomy, shading and tips

Desc: Proko is one of the best channels out there if you want a more technical approach to your anatomy studies. Realistic anatomy may seem quite of a heavy subject at first for beginners, but Proko teaches in such a fun way with his silly/bad puns personality and sinthetize the content so well, that you just ended up not only learning quite A LOT but also having fun in the process.

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Alphonson Dunn

Main subjects: General, inking, watercolor, realism

Desc: Alphonson was definetely the artist that made me lose the fear of inking, he's very good at not only showing to you how to make nice textures and volume, but also explaining the whole thought process behind it so you can feel the confidence to do it yourself. Although teaching inking is his trademark, he also teaches other general drawing fundamentals such as anatomy, shading and perspective.

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Mark Crilley

Main subjects: General, anime/comic, realism, tips and talks

Desc: I'm sure a good chunk of you all out there know this one, the guy has 2.5 MILLION subscribers afterall, haha! But for those of you who don't, although Mark doesn't give super technical tutorials per se, he offers really GREAT follow-alongs and comic creation tips that just teach you a bunch!! Not to mention that Mark is just such a funny, laid back goofy guy that you just don't get tired of hearing him ever! XD

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Sycra

Main subjects: General, art/drawing fundamentals, tips and talks

Desc: Sycra is a very humble artist and quite of a shy nice guy that not only shares his knowledge but also his art journey. His tutorials are not only super enlightening but also very easy to understand. But one of the things I really like from him is how he shows to us that even your favorite artists have their own inner struggles when approaching their own art and that you're not alone in this, you feel that not only you have a great online teacher but also a company in your journey.

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Robert Marzullo

Main subjects: Comic creation, anatomy, digital painting

Desc: Robert Marzullo is a chillout guy that will give you the push you need to start your comic! Although his style is mainly focus on western comics, his knowledge in comic creation and action will definetely help you in absolutely any style your comic (or manga!) may have. There's nothing that I find more important for an action manga than dynamic poses, and Robert will just make it look so easy that you will definetely want to draw along with him and lose the fear of trying it yourself!

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Aaron Blaise

Main subjects: Animals, animation, digital painting

Desc: Say that Aaron Blaise worked 21 years for Disney in many big classics such as "Lion King", "Beauty and the Beast" and so many others would probably suffice for his description, honestly XD. But what really stood out for me in his videos is that he not only has a great knowledge but he also knows how to pass this knowledge very well, I was expecting a videotutorial of a super famous animator to be full of techniques that me as mere mortal would just have a hard time following along, but Aaron makes his video with so much passion that he will definetely be able to take you a long in his thought process.

Other Websites:

Ctrl + Paint

Main subjects: Digital painting, general art tips

Desc: Although Ctrl+Paint mainly focus on digital painting (and I'm more of a traditional artist), the free video gallery is just full of general art tips that can help you a lot in any kind of media, but aside from that, this guy is a GREAT teacher, and can teach you something completely new in only 5 minutes, really.

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Skillshare (Paid, 0.99 USD first month)

Main subjects: MANY, like MANY!

Desc: Skillshare is a website that offers a ridiculous amount of lessons that can vary from 30 mins to 2 hours about any given subject you can think of, from comic to photography, design, caligraphy (and much more) from real professionals from Pixar, Disney, famous online artists and many more. The website allows you to watch the introduction of any lesson for free for you to know what they will be about and your first subscription will cost you only 0.99 USD (can be paid with PayPal) and then the next months will be something around 8-12 dollars depending for how long you want it to be.

And this is it! Honestly I have many others, but I feel they are more personal than general (and also this list would simply be eternal ) so I focused on the ones that I feel that most helped me. For the second part of my Resources recommendation, I'll be focusing on Podcasts for those who love to hear other people talking about Art while drawing!

Hope it helps!
BB.